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Nambling Notes - Nov. 22, 2002
22 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: ukbetting rolls out a broadband sports network, the AGA says it hasn't made up its mind about the Conyers bill yet and more.»
Racing Operators Focus on Protecting Themselves
21 November 2002
A week after the Pick 6 scandal rocked the pari-mutuel betting industry, online gaming operators find themselves reevaluating their screening procedures for programmers and other employees.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 21, 2002
21 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: Sportingbet praises a U.S. legislator, Boss Media introduces interactive video terminals at a WLA event and more.»
Power Struggle in the Philippines
21 November 2002
A Philippine legislator is questioning the legitimacy of a license granted to Sports and Games Entertainment Inc. (SAGE) to offer online gambling in the country.»
On Track - November
20 November 2002
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive sector.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 20, 2002
20 November 2002
In today's Notes: The head of Park Place resigns, Kiwi Casino switches to Playtech software and much more.»
Visa Dismisses Talk of New Crackdown on I-Gaming
20 November 2002
Visa U.S.A has confirmed to IGN that it has instituted new regulations for high-risk merchants, but that the measures will not affect online gambling vendors.»
Avoiding Another Breeders' Cup Fiasco
19 November 2002
In the wake of the biggest scandal to hit the pari-mutuel betting industry, online operators and suppliers are addressing security issues to ensure they're not victims of a similar attack.»
New House Bill Proposes Panel to Consider Regulation
19 November 2002
U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., today introduced a bill that would create a five-member commission to study the feasibility of making Internet gambling legal in the United States.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 19, 2002
19 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: The chairman of Tab Ltd. steps down and more.»
Profits for Hilton Lower than Expected
18 November 2002
Hilton Group PLC, with its headquarters in Watford, Herts, England, published its trading statement last week for the four months ended Oct. 31, 2002. Hilton (including Ladbrokes) ranked in the Europe FT 500 (May 2002) at 242 (coming from 295 in 2001), with a market value of US$5,603.2, saw a 9 percent lower profit compared with the same period in 2001.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 18, 2002
18 November 2002
In today's Notes: Svenska Spel hires Boss Media for digital scratch cards, Gaming Insight is in talks with William Hill and Ladbrokes and more.»
Market Briefs (Nov. 11-15)
18 November 2002
Several dozen publicly held interactive gaming companies are reporting, acquiring, floating, spinning off, merging, de-listing, rising and falling in stock markets all over the world. Every Monday IGN wraps the financial happenings of the Net betting biz from the previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
Weekly Nambling Notes - Nov. 11-15, 2002
17 November 2002
In this week's Nambling Notes: A former CryptoLogic exec joins the dot com team, The Breeders' Cup controversy intensifies, the world bids a fond farewell to the name GoBarkingMad.com and much more.»
Pick 6 Shockwaves Reach Canada
15 November 2002
The effects of one of the biggest betting scandals to hit the pari-mutuel betting industry in years are starting to be felt.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 15, 2002
15 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: GoBarkingMad.com gets a name change and more.»
Bracing for the PayPal Freeze
15 November 2002
Online gaming operators' payment processing woes are about to get a lot worse after Nov. 24, when PayPal stops processing Internet gambling transactions.»
US Law Roundup - November 2002
14 November 2002
Staying on top of interactive gambling bills as they move through the United States' federal and state legislatures no longer entails hours of research, thanks to this monthly update on U.S. state and federal legislation. Both federal lawmaking bodies are in a lame-duck session, meaning that the members who were voted out of office on the Nov. 5 election have returned for a final few days of business. During the lame-duck session, it is a possibility, although a small one, that the Leach Bill could be passed by the Senate. It was passed in the House on Oct. 1.»
Instant Messenger in the Office
14 November 2002
If you've been following the online tech world, you may already know that one of the fastest growing Internet applications is instant messaging (IM). It may have started with teenagers perfecting the ability to have eight simultaneous "chats" going with eight different friends in eight windows, but it has matured into a business application that brings security and legal concerns with it.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 14, 2002
14 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: dot com Entertainment Group hires CryptoLogic's former COO and more.»
The Boss of Bingo
13 November 2002
A well established I-gaming supplier has unveiled a turnkey online bingo platform that it says could eclipse its casino gaming business.»
Sporting Odds and Ends - November
13 November 2002
To help you stay on top of all the latest developments, trends and issues facing the sports betting industry, IGN provides a roundup of happenings with its Odds and Ends column.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 13, 2002
13 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: Poker.com blames problems with its casino software provider for its failure to meet third-quarter earnings estimates and more.»
Election Recap
12 November 2002
Last Tuesday was election day in the United States, and a source in Washington, D.C. close to the political process is telling IGN that the results do not look good for the Internet gambling industry.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 12, 2002
12 November 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: Arrests are made in the Scientific Games wire fraud conspiracy case, Zone4Play provides casino games to Orange and more.»